The Archivist

Kragor’s stomping grows louder—heavy, relentless, like a metal clockwork gone rogue. “He’s seen through our deceptions,” Tinker squeaks in panic. “We need something to stop him—or at least distract him.” Sonya looks toward the approaching chaos. “There’s only one place left—the Archivist’s office.” She sighs deeply.

“But without the proper uniform, you won’t even get through the door.” Tinker buzzes anxiously around you. “Good thing you’ve been carrying that uniform this whole time. Now would be a great moment to finally put it on!” With a quick motion, you slip into the slightly dusty, entirely official outfit. The fabric rustles like it’s been waiting its whole life for this exact moment. The path leads you to a cave that looks like it fell straight out of a bureaucrat’s fever dream.

Inside, papers tower to the ceiling. And right in the middle of it all sits a man who looks like he belongs in a filing cabinet. His glasses glint ominously. “Who dares enter the archive?” he asks, without looking up from his document. “We are friends of freedom,” you say, straightening the collar of your uniform as Tinker whirls around you in nervous loops. “We need access to your records.” The Archivist rises with the grace of an old typewriter that’s just been freshly oiled.

“Access? To my tables? You have no idea what you’re asking. Tables are more than rows and columns—they are the backbone of truth, the heart of chaos. But very well. I’m not unreasonable. If you want my help, you must craft a table of your own—one so diabolical that it drives Kragor mad.” “Fake data?” you ask, as Tinker lights up with an enthusiastic buzz. “Exactly,” says the Archivist. “A table that lures him in, overwhelms him with options, and leaves him so confused he forgets how to spell ‘forward’.”

Sonya nods, a faint grin on her lips. “That might actually work. But we have to move fast—before he finds us here.”

Confuse Kragor with Bureaucracy

Help Tinker create a “Table of Deception” in the Archivist’s archive.
Choose the right terms to craft the perfect storm of chaos—
and gain the upper hand over Kragor.

Solve the task here in the console [–> Open in a new tab]

HTML
<header>
    <h1>Tables of Bureaucracy</h1>
</header>
<table>
    <thead>
        <tr>
            <th>Category</th>
            <th>Details</th>
            <th>Status</th>
            <th>Contact</th>
        </tr>
    </thead>
    <tbody>
        <tr>
            <td>Plans</td>
            <td>Attack on <b>North Gate</b> at 03:00 (False)</td>
            <td>Published</td>
            <td rowspan="5" class="bg-colspan"><strong>Layra Nightstone</strong><br>Shadowpath 47<br>Lumina District<br>City of Aetheron</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>Resources</td>
            <td>Transport of supplies to <b>South Base</b></td>
            <td>Cancelled</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>Dangers</td>
            <td>Mechanical trap at location 42-A</td>
            <td>Activated</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>Communication</td>
            <td>Frequency 149.2 (Outdated)</td>
            <td>Confusing</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>Report</td>
            <td>Location “Shadowlight” inspected</td>
            <td>Unclear</td>
        </tr>
    </tbody>
    <tfoot>
        <tr>
            <td colspan="4">"Confusion is a powerful weapon."</td>
        </tr>
    </tfoot>
</table>
CSS
body {
    font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
    background-color: #f5f5f5;
    color: #333;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 20px;
    text-align: center;
    line-height: 1.7;
}

table {
    width: 80%;
    margin: 20px auto;
    border-collapse: collapse;
    background-color: #fff;
    border: 3px solid #462c06;
}

th,
td {
    border: 1px solid #ccc;
    padding: 10px;
    text-align: center;
    vertical-align: middle;
}

thead {
    background-color: #026074;
    color: #7cdcfe;
}

tbody {
    background-color: #c0f3cb;
}

tfoot {
    background-color: #ac3b14;
    color: #fff;
    font-weight: bold;
}

.bg-colspan {
    background-color: #d7ba7d;
}

tfoot:hover {
    background-color: green;
    cursor: pointer;
}
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